Peter moodey



UNTTED STATES PATENT oFFrcE.

PETER MOODEY, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

HORSE-COLLAR BLOCK.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 13,132, dated June 26, 1855.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, PETER MooDEY, ofIndianapolis, in the count-y of Marion and State of Indiana, haveinvented a new and Improved Horse-Collar Block; and I do hereby declarethatl the following is a full and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, Nos. I, II, III, and to theletters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in the adaptation of a hinge,combined with other new arrangements of machinery to a block forstretching, stuitling, and blocking horse collars, of leather, cloth, oreven indiarubber and other substances, and this without removal, duringthe process, from the@ block. i

Figure No. I, is a back view of the hinge referred to. Q

The peculiarity of this hinge consist-s in its being so constructed as,while working on two or more pivots, to break, form, and completelycontrol a circle, and in so doing to still present a smoothcircumference. In the accompanying drawings, the hinge is applied incombination wit-h other machinery to al block for manufacturinghorsecollars as will be hereafter particularly described. It is adapted,however, and designed for all structures and purposes to and for whichhinges can be applied, as to gates, &c.

In the drawing No. I, in which the hinge is partly open, A A representthe wings or sides; B, a triangular post or center-piece with arms (O O)to which the sides are connected and upon which they revolve by means ofthe pivots C, C.

It will be seen that the arms O O are four in number, two on each sideof the .post or center-piece from which they project at right angles andpass into mortises or corresponding incisions in the sides A A. From thetop to bottom of these sides and through the center of their arms runthe pivots C, C on which the two sides turn.

`As used for the horse-collar blocks, hereafter described, the hinge isconstructed about seven inches long and six inches high of properthickness, and may be made of iron brass, wood or any suitable material.

Figs. No. II, and III: This drawing represents a closed 2 horse-collarblock, and drawing No. III an open inside view of the same. As far asthe hinge is employed, (of

which an inside view is presented in Fig. III) the letters represent thesame parts as before given in No. I-A A, the sides or wings; B, thepost. or center piece; C, C, the pivots; O O, the arms. The pivots areprolonged and enlarged, however, at the bottom of the hinge asrepresented by V V, and with H H, become rests or supporters, the use ofwhich will hereafter be described. The hinge as here used may be formedof any suitable material.

In drawing No. II, X X represent one of the outer sides of thecollar-block, when the collar R is taken off. The upper surface of thisouter side is also represented by the same letters in drawing No. III. Y

F or the purpose of explanation this collar-block side, or outer surfaceof the block may be called a continuation of the hinge, so prolonged asto give the form and dimensions usually employed for collar-blocks. Inconstructing these blocks it will generally be found best to insert thehinge, as far as to the arms extending from the center piece or post,upon the outside or inside of the collar block form, care being taken toprevent a smooth surface.

D D are sunken slides running on the inside of the collar-block ingrooves between upper and lower grooves T, T, and, while working inconnection with the hinge, are designed to break and overcome its circleat any point desired. This is effected by means of the levers E E whichare attached to the outside frame by a screw at S and to the slides by ascrew' at N. The screw S forms the pivot on which the slides areadvanced or retracted.

G is a nipple hammer or regulator, secured by a pivot screw, Y, to thelever E, which it is designed to hold in its desired position. As thelever is advanced or withdrawn the regulator precedes or follows ituntil the proper position is attained when the nipple is dropped intothe holes P P thus holding both the slides and levers firmly.

F F are two holders firmly attached by rivets to the ends of the slidesD, D. These holders are made in the form of nut-crackers and open at thebottom of t-he slide by means of the pivot screw Z. The design of theseholders is to secure the ends of collars, or of leather, when placedupon the block. On the left side of drawing No. III, one of theseholders is represented as open. When closed they are fastened by meansof the catch K and retained in position by a ring placed over them.

I-Iaving now described the parts co1nposing the block I proceed to moreminutely point out its use.

With this block, a horse colla-r can be stretched, stuffed, and blockedwithout removal from the frame or possibility of escaping therefrom, orleather, cloth, or even india-rubber can be stretched so as to de stroyits elasticity.

In drawing No. III, the block is represented as open and its two ends ina right line. It can be thrown still farther back to any desiredposition.

To stuff and block a collar proceed as follows: First place the collarblock as described upon a wooden frame underneath, jointed or split atits center, which frame will be curved like the under section of acolla-r, and to this frame fasten the block securely by inserting thesupporters I-I I-I, V V into holes bored for their reception; secondly,open the block until its extremities are thrown back to the desiredposition. Then secure the collar at each end to the holders, F, F withthe rim up. Then by the levers E E throw out the slides to their extremepoints if requisite, and secure them there by the regulator G. While inthis position the collars should be stuffed. After stuffing, and aspreparatory to blocking draw in the slides to the desired position, thusovercoming the circle formed by the hinge, and fasten the regulator Gsecurely. Then bring the extremities: of the block together and securethe holders F F, by the ring` mentioned or in any manner. In this Inodethe collar will be blocked without removal from the frame.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Lett-ers Patent is-The combination and arrangement of the hinge, the slides D D, levers EE, and regulators G G, or severally the equivalents thereof, so as tosecure the stretching, stuffing and blocking of a horse collar ofleather, cloth, india rubber or other material without removal from theblock, in the manner substantially hereinbefore described.

Indianapolis April 10, 1855.

PETER MOODEY Signed in presence of- W. RoBsoN, I-I. W. ELLswonTI-I.

